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When I was 12, he sincerely and utterly came to me
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Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time

When I was 12, he sincerelyand utterly came to me and asked if he couldborrow $100 that I...

When I was 12, he sincerely
and utterly came to me and asked if he could
borrow $100 that I had saved up from
my paper route

Full Transcript

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When I was 12, he sincerely and utterly came to me
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and asked if he could borrow $100
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that I had saved up from my paper route.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
01:03:53
Uploaded
May 07, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
9.14 Pictures,Whyaduck Productions

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Movie Summary

Recounting the extraordinary life of author Kurt Vonnegut, and the 25-year friendship with the filmmaker who set out to document it.
The normal answer, uh, for most people - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:07
The normal answer, uh, for most people
[Mark Vonnegut] And he was given the assignment of writing about - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:15
[Mark Vonnegut] And he was given the assignment of writing a...
His attempts to work regular jobs - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:05
His attempts to work regular jobs
It was one of the first Saab dealers in the United States. - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:04
It was one of the first Saab dealers in the United States.
[Edie Vonnegut] We had a red one and he used to - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:05
[Edie Vonnegut] We had a red one and he used to
People wouldn’t pay for their cars - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:05
People wouldn’t pay for their cars
- We screwed them on the radio. - [laughing] - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:12
- We screwed them on the radio. - [laughing]
He was meant to be a writer and, I think, - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:04
He was meant to be a writer and, I think,
[typewriter clacking] - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:10
[typewriter clacking]
He took his typewriter down there and he wrote - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:06
He took his typewriter down there and he wrote
It’s like if a book were written by a starving man, - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:16
It’s like if a book were written by a starving man,
[narrator] “Trout, the author of 87 paperback books. - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:05
[narrator] “Trout, the author of 87 paperback books.
“was a very poor man, - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:09
“was a very poor man,
He does appear and reappear - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:05
He does appear and reappear
So he’s not a very consistent character - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:06
So he’s not a very consistent character
[Gregory Sumner] Trout was based on - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:06
[Gregory Sumner] Trout was based on
Vonnegut met him when he was down on his luck - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:06
Vonnegut met him when he was down on his luck
So he admired Sturgeon but he also saw — - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:05
So he admired Sturgeon but he also saw —
[Kurt Vonnegut] “Trout’s employer and co-workers - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:05
[Kurt Vonnegut] “Trout’s employer and co-workers
I think, psychologically, Kilgore Trout - Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time 00:05
I think, psychologically, Kilgore Trout